LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

perna

perna f (genitive pernae)
Classical[ˈpɛr.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛr.na]

Meaning

  1. feminineA haunch or ham together with the leg, gammon.
  2. feminineA thigh-bone, with the meat upon it to the knee-joint, a leg of pork, a ham or gammon of bacon.
  3. femininea kind of mussel

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepernapernae
genitivepernaepernārum
dativepernaepernīs
accusativepernampernās
ablativepernāpernīs
vocativepernapernae

perna, ae, f., = πέρνα.
I. a haunch or ham together with the leg.
I. Lit.
A. Of men: is (i. e. his, militibus) pernas succidit, Enn. ap. Fest. pp. 304 and 305 (Ann. v. 279 Vahl.) (for which, in Liv. 22, 51: succisis feminibus poplitibusque).—
B. Of animals, esp. of swine, a thigh-bone, with the meat upon it to the knee-joint, a leg of pork, a ham or gammon of bacon: addito ungulam de pernā, Cato, R. R. 158; 162: frigida, Plaut. Pers. 1, 3, 25: praeter olus fumosae cum pede pernae, Hor. S. 2, 2, 117; Mart. 10, 48, 17: aprina, Apic. 8, 1: ossa ex acetabulis pernarum. Plin. 28, 11, 49, § 179; Stat. S. 4, 9, 34.—
II. Transf., of things of a similar shape.
A. A sea-mussel: pernae concharum generis, Plin. 32, 11, 54, § 154.—
B. A part of the body of a tree sticking to its suckers when pulled off: stolones cum pernā suā avelluntur, Plin. 17, 10, 13, § 67.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *persnā, from Proto-Indo-European *tpḗrsneh₂ (“heel”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πτέρνη (ptérnē), Sanskrit पार्ष्णि (pā́rṣṇi), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌽𐌰 (fairzna, “heel”), Persian پاشنه (pâšne, “heel”).

Descendants
  • Catalanperna
  • Italianperno
  • Portuguesepernafrom Old Galician-Portuguese perna
  • Spanishpierna
  • Ancient Greekπέρνα
  • Asturianpierna
  • Mirandesepierna
  • Falapernafrom Old Galician-Portuguese perna
  • Falapelnafrom Old Galician-Portuguese perna
  • Galicianpernafrom Old Galician-Portuguese perna

Quick answers

What does perna mean in Latin?
perna, a noun, means “A haunch or ham together with the leg, gammon.; A thigh-bone, with the meat upon it to the knee-joint, a leg of pork, a ham or gammon of bacon.; a kind of mussel”.
What is the genitive of perna?
The genitive singular is pernae. perna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce perna?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɛr.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpɛr.na].